John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 20-2.
Title
John P . Morton & Co . Woodblock Prints , Sheet 20-2 .
Contributors
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher) Hart & Mapother (engraver)
Description
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left : "Bachelor's Darling Smoking Tobacco " ad with indistinct white-on-black image ; "Bachelor's Darling Smoking Tobacco. " with woman dressed in white on black background ; 4-story storefront for Morton & Griswold , with "Bindery . Printing office . Paper warehouse. " printed between stories ; two more "Bachelor's Darling Smoking Tobacco. " ads , smaller versions of the first two on this page ; "Bachelor's Darling " ad with white figure lying under black covers ; "Bachelor's Darling Smoking Tobacco . A. L & G . Robinson & Co. , Louisville , Ky. " signed "Hart & Mapother . Louisville , Ky. " and featuring a woman reclined on a large ruffled pillow and tucked under a floral bedspread ; two more smaller versions of the each of the previous two "Bachelor's Darling " advertisements ; animal with tail in grass (faded) ; dog and cow in barn ; owl in tree beside barnyard with rooster , hens , and chicks ; woman seated under a tree , surrounded by two boys (one standing) and another woman ; girl sitting on spinning wheel , with cat approaching from behind ; two blurry Half Fare School Tickets for Louisville City Railway ; number 20 .
Subject
Advertisements Stores & shops Buildings Women Animals Children Spinning apparatus Tickets
Date Original
18--?
Object Type
Wood engravings
Related Images
The owl in the tree resembles the image in John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 20-1.
Source
12 x 18 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information
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Collection
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format
image/jp2
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULAL Morton Woodblocks 20-2 enhanced
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